Napkin-holder.



LA FAYETTE H. ROBINSON.

NAPKIN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.6. 1909.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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LA FAYETTE fin. nonn'vsou, or" emlvns'ronn; NEW YORK.

NAPK N-HOLD R.

*Specification'of Letters Patent. Patented May 30, 1911,

Application filed October 6, 1909. Serial No. 521,295.

To all whom army concern:

Be a known that 1, LA Flew-E H. ROB- Y rNsoN, of Grindstone, inthe county of Jef- =ferson, in the State of New York, have invented new .and useful Improvements in Napkin-Holders, of which the following,

-to'thewaist, coat, or other garmentsand' comprisesa pair of pin supporting sections, hinged together, (and adapted to be folded into compact space readyfor use when desired.

" Themain object is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive fastener, which may be folded into a'small space and" carried in the pocketto protect .the pin points from being'bent or being caught. on the liningof the pocket. 1

A further object is to arrange the pins'dn such manner that they may be easily and expeditiously. hooked into the garment and napkin, and as readily detached when .de-

sired.

Other objects and uses relating to the:

specific parts and their. relative arrangelnentwill be brought out inthe following description In the dnawnrgs:Figure 1 1s aperspect1ve vlew of a portlonof. a garment and napkin, .showing my improved fastener in particularly advantageous and effective by operative position. -Figs. 2 and 3 areperspe'ctive views of the same fastener, shown in its open andpartially closed positions,

' respectively. Fig. L is a side elevationof thev same device, in its folded position, ready to be inserted. in'the pocket. 'Fig'. 5 is a transverse sectional view,'taken on line 55, Fig. 2. I

This fastener consist-s of two comparatively thin and narrow sheet metal bars -1 and 2, hinged together end to end, by a suitable pintle .3 and adapted to be folded, one upon the other, in the manner shown in Fig. 4, or may be 1m;-

foldedto the positions shown in-Figs. 1 and.

2. The free ends of the leaves or bars are bent inwardly in. the same direct-ion or toward each other when folded forming protective shoulders 4..

Secured. to the inner faces of the bars 1 and '2, near the ends thereof are suitable hooks or fastening pins, which are, 1n this instance, bent intermediate their ends in the same direction forming base portions '-6 and point portions .-7' Q and constituting, what may be termed hooked; shaped. fasteners. The opposite arm's of-these points extend in the direction of length of the bars to which they are secured, substantially midway between the edges'thereof, the Joase. portions 6- of each fastener'being fsecured by any suitablepassed through anaperture 8' in the corresponding bar-some distance from the free end thereof and riveted thereto, while the 'opposite end of said base is passed through a loop --9', which, in this instance is madein the form ofa staple, secured to.-

the-bar near the junction of the arms.'6

The apex or point of junction of the arms +6, and -7 preferably butts against. or

lies in close proximity to the adjacent shoulder 4.,, so as to. additionally retain f thefastener in place, the said fastener being held against turning laterally by the lateral .ofi'set which passes through the aperture 35 8 thus causing the pin points or arms 7. to stand out somedistance away from the arm and" to point toward each other when the bars are unfolded for use, as

shown in Figs-1 and 2.

- This construction of napkin holderis reason of the fact that it--is reversible thus permitting either end to be attached to a garment as a and the other end to al substantially central longitudinal, they are 109 offset just sufficientto enable them to slide 3 past one another when the bars are folded,

in the manner shown in Fig. 4, so as to per mit the bars to be folded close together. In

this folded position the pin points lie 105.

Wholly between the bars and project'toward the hinged connectionwhere they are pro- 'tected from contact with the lining of the pocket or fingers and also against being.

bent by such contact; and at the same time 1 0 the shoulders 4, on the free-ends of the bars'serve to additionally protect the pins against contact- With other objects which may be carried in-the same pocket with the fastening device;

In placing the napkinholder in position for use, it is simply necessary to unfold it and to press one pin down into the garment a and thus draw the edge of the napkin into engagement with the other point, as shown in'F 1, whereupon the Weight of thenapkin or any tendency to displace the latter downwardly, operates to further grip the pins in their respective'parts.

' .VJhat I claim is:

A napkin holder comprising two flat rectangular bars having their opposing ends hinged together and each having its free end provided With an inwardly-extending flange, each of said bars having its intermediate portion provided with apertures, means to providean inwardly extending loopsecured in certain of the apertures of each of the bars, and headed pins project. ing through the other apertures ofsaidbars and extending through and around said loops, abutting against said flanges and having their free ends projecting toward the hinge of the bars, said pins positioned at the longitudinal center of the inner face of said bars. v

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 25th day of September 1909.

Witnesses ELBRIDGE COLLINS, MILO CUMMINGS.

dopies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

LA FAYETTE H. ROBINSON. 

